Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-20
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The new Department fer The Analysis o
Water.

Ao'N gu 'hA SIC VI HdttE tuAl3 Tree OF COST
at the office of the State Board of health.
Quite number of Local Boards of Health
IN towns where typhoid fever is reported.
have requested that an analysis of water be
made Of suspected wells. DR.. Young made
such an ANALYSIS yesterday for the Local
Board of Health in Garland.
The chemical analysis showed il to be a
very suspicious water and the microscopic
examination was still worse. The DIR. con
demned it unqualiiedly.
Ten applications for analysis of water have
been received outside of Augusta, the last
one coming from Orono yesterday. There
has been an unusual appearance in the water
of Webbers Pon1 10 Vassaboro', which has
given rise to some anxiety as it was said to
have been followed by cases of typhoid fever
after similar appearance some years ago.
DIR. Young went up Saturday and brought
down bottle of the water of the pond for
chemical analysis. When the Journal man
entered the Office the Doctor was just putting
specimen upon the slide of his microscope.
Under the microscope the scum on the surface
was found to consist OF a microscopic algae
consisting of single cells arranged lineslly.
The following analysis of the water of the
well at the corner of Gage and Swan streets,
made at the request of one of our city ply
scians, shows the form used for reporting
the results of analysis:
From Office of Secretary Of
THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, !
Augusta, Maine.
parts in 100000
Analysis of Sample of Water, No. 4. Well corner
Gage and swan Sts, augusta.
Date of Collection Sept. II, 1857.
Date of Examination, Sept. Is
Color. Slightly tu-bid
Total Solids 1873.
Loss on Ignitio4 SO.
Phenomena OF Ignition. Slight blacke ming.
Total Hardness 1886.
Permanent Hardness.
Chlorine. 3
Free Amonia COS.
Organic Ammonia .0l75.
Oxygen required for Organ Matter.
Nitric Acid. Trace
Nitrous Acid. Trace.
Iron.
Lead.
Microscopic DISSEMINATION. Cotton flores, infaso-
ria.
Remarks. Chemically this must be considered a
very Suspicious water. Under the microscope there
is great variety an abundance of infusoiria. In
its present condition. the well shonld be condemned
as unsafe A. q. YOUNG, Secretary.
The office of the Secretary of the State
Board of Health is a real workshop, ard all
connected with it are workers. The next
meeting of the Board of Health will be held
on the last Monday of this montl.
Obituary,
We are panied to announce the death of
Mrs. Jane w Sanders, wife of our esteemed
und venerable fellow citizen, j. f. Sanders,
Esq, which occurred at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at his residence on Child street
Mrs. Sanders has been a patient sufferer
from disease for three years and much of the
time confined to her room. She was pos
sessed of all the qualities which 20 to make
home pleasant and happy. She was the
daughter of the late Robert Patten, ESQ of
China, and had been married SO years, 3S of
which were spent in this city. Her age was
rs years.
The lovers of the national game will be
given a treat in the contest between the Au-
gustas and the Colbys on the State grounds,
on Wednesday, 2 P NJ. The Colbys have
very strong team and hold the collegiate
have recehty proved themselves capable of
excellent work, having administered defeats
TO the Gardeners and the Pine Trees of Kent's
Hill They have been under excelle MT train
intr fha soil 10
positions are tue best that can be obtained
Especially is this the case with the battery,
Brown and Dunning, who do most effective
work, challenging the admiration of all who
will be composed as follows: Dunning c.,
Brown p, Little lb., Paterson %, Harvey
3d., Day S., Woods If, ID. Terrell CT,
Morgan rf. 1t is probable that Wardman
of Harvard will umpire the game. The Au.
gustas have been to considerable expense in
furnishing games this season and we bespeak
them the generous patronage of the public.
Mr. James w. jackson died at his home on
Chapel street, yesterday morning, aged &c
years, 8 monthe. He formerly lived in Wood
stock, N. B., and came to Augusta about two
years ago, where he has had home with his
two daughters. who vita their mother and
one brother, are left to mourn his loss.
About eight months ago he was attacked with
a severe throat trouble which completely
bsffied the skill of the physicians, and from
which he has Constantly grown worse until
death ended his suffering, as above stated.
Gov. Bodweil has received an invitation
from Gov Fiiz-Hugh Lee, president of the
Lee Monument Association and chairman of
the committee on invitations and receptions,
to attend the celebration of the laying of the
corner stone of monument t. General K.
E. Lee at Rchmo nd Va, Thursday, Oct. %,
1887.
Little Estelle Murphy, the seven years old
daughter of Mrs. J. Murphy, residing
on Cony street, was quite badly
scslded on the face neck and arms Sunday